[HCCN] July calendar items

[Larry Dansinger]

Dear Newsletter editors,

Here are some calendar items for July and later.  FEEL FREE TO PICK AND
CHOOSE AND NOT USE EVERY ITEM.

Larry Dansinger

July 1: "Dying for an Option" die-in and action for universal, single-payer
health care, noon-1 PM, outside entrance to Anthem office, Augusta. Jeralyn
Cave, Change that Works, 333-2836 or jeralyn.cave at seiu.org.

July 1: Peace organizer Cindy Sheehan speaks, time TBA, Durham Community
Church, Durham, NH. Alex Fried, xpunkdrummer444x at hotmail.com.

July 1: Deadline for nominations for Maryann Hartman Young Women's Social
Justice Award. For how to nominate, etc.: Angela Hart, Women in Curriculum,
581-1228 or www.umaine.edu/wic.

July 4: West Athens 4th of July parade and play, begins late morning and
ends mid afternoon, gravel pit, off Chapman Ridge Rd./Valley Rd., W. Athens.

July 4: March with Veterans for Peace in July 4th parade, Bangor-Brewer. Al
Larson, VfP, 947-3513 or www.peacectr.org.

July 4: July 4th cookout and celebration, 6-9 PM + evening fireworks, Food
AND Medicine, 20 Ivers St., Brewer. Call 989-5860 or
www.foodandmedicine.org.

July 7-12: Series of events to remember 25th anniversary of hate crime
killing of a gay man, Charlie Howard, including religious service (7th),
concert (8), exhibit (9), supper and film (10), workshops and dance (11),
and memorial service (12), various locations in Bangor.  Call Sue, 942-9369
or Hammond Street Church, 942-4381 or www.howardfoundation07.org.

July 8: "View from a Grain of Sand" film shown (Afghanistan history from
women's viewpoint), 6:30 PM, Public Library, Portsmouth, NH. Call
603-749-9159 or info at seacoastpeaceresponse.org.

July 10-19: Maine International Film Festival with scores of films,
including many with progressive themes, Railroad Square Cinema and Opera
House, Waterville. MIFF, 861-8138 or 873-6526 or www.miff.org.

July 12: Annual NVC (Nonviolent Communications) Fun Day to learn more about
NVC in a fun atmosphere, 1-7 PM, Litchfield. Call 789-5299 or
www.MaineNVCnetwork.org.

July 18: Fifth annual Vegetarian Food Festival, East End Community School,
Portland. Maine Animal Coalition, 773-2215 or mac at maineanimalcoalition.org.

July 20: Richard Garrett shows photos of Helen and Scott Nearing and talks
about their history as part of The Good Life Center's Monday Night Meetings,
7 PM, Reversing Falls Church, Brooksville. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or
www.goodlife.org.

July 23-25: Annual Summer Labor Studies Institute for Maine/NH/VT labor
activists, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH. Maine State Employees
Association, Augusta, 622-3151 or 800-452-8794.

July 29-August 2: Eleventh annual "Rooted in Community" national conference
especially for youth on local food security and justice, Portland, Lewiston,
and other locations. Denise or Ari, Lots to Gardens, 513-3844 or
www.lotstogardens.org.

August 1: Organic Orcharding Workshop, all day, Thorndike. Call 568-3022 or
www.mofga.org.

August 6: Hiroshima nuclear bombing commemoration, time and location TBA,
Bangor. Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 942-9343 or
www.peacectr.org.

August 6: Hiroshima nuclear bombing commemoration w/candles, time TBA, South
Pond, Portsmouth, NH. Wes Flierl, WesFlierl1 at netzero.net.

Notices:

"Everybody Eats," a free community meal, has begun as of early June and each
Monday to follow. Meals are served from 3-7 PM at St. Dunstan's church, 134
State St., Ellsworth. Meals can also be taken home. Volunteers and community
agencies are doing the meals, and more volunteers are welcome and needed.
For more information, call 664-6016 or 374-3608.

Matt Clarke is trying to organize a study/discussion group on money issues,
the work of Catherine Fitts and her Solari group, and proposals to replace
Wall Street finance with something more community based and beneficial. Matt
hopes to find others in the Rockland-Thomaston-Camden area who can meet
weekly for strategizing about better financial systems. For details: Matt
Clarke, 594-6453 or mattnmar at gwi.net.

Want a license plate that shows support for animal rights and welfare? One
is now available from the state of Maine. Proceeds of the plate go to animal
welfare programs sponsored by the state. For more on how to get this special
plate, contact the Maine Animal Coalition at 773-2215 or a motor vehicle
office.



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